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While cybersecurity grows, businesses are facing a severe cybersecurity labor shortage. With a huge growth in the cybersecurity industry the need for qualified security professionals has dramatically increased, leaving many companies vulnerable to attacks. Although experts have been tracking cybersecurity for more than a decade the series of recent attacks on major digital security companies has been a wakeup call for many companies, adding to the shortage even more.
In March of 2021 the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law to continue the efforts to help with the impacts of Covid-19. The passing of this act expanded the employee retention credit from $5,000 in 2020 to up to $28,000 for 2021 with a combined total of $33,000 for both years.
There are a lot of conversations in tech going on, on LinkedIn, and Facebook and other areas about diversity of inclusion. With all this talk what really is Diversity and Inclusion and how does it affect your business? According to google “Diversity and inclusion are two interconnected concepts—but they are far from interchangeable.
By Gary Audin
Certifications can boost your MSP sales. Certifications can be used to evaluate you as an MSP and your employees. They can help the MSP in an interview. Certifications are best for those who do not have considerable work experience in IT products, services, and technology.
Are you looking for a podcast that will help you grow your business? The RocketMSP Podcast is an MSP Driven podcast that brings MSP business owners, channel vendors, and other interesting people together in one place to learn more about products that are available and how to use them.
With the increased availability of 24-hour news from a variety of sources and outlets, there is no lack of consuming the news. As MSP’s and business owners it is important to stay up to date on the latest news, technology and events in the industry. Have you checked out Channel Happy Hour?
As a business owner and leader you may hear the term peer group tossed around. But what does it really mean? A peer group is typically a group of likeminded CEOs, entrepreneurs or business leaders that, ideally, have linear roles in similar size businesses. These professionals get together in general working groups to support each other, solve difficult challenges, evaluate opportunities, and develop strategies that help members achieve things that they wouldn't usually achieve on their own.